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A great discussion - hosted by The Copyright Society - featuring IFPI Director of Global Policy Abbas Lightwalla.

Dame Caroline Dineage, the Conservative MP for Gosport and chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee asks the question: Will copying our music and books REALLY help big tech cure cancer?   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ePuy5KKY

Join us Thursday, February 13 for the first of a two-part program about the European Union's AI Act! https://bit.ly/3Q1yW2N

Last week’s World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO’s ACE Conference panel discussion hosted by IFPI on Streaming Fraud: Modern Piracy Supercharged by AI is now available to watch in full online.   The discussion covered: o The impact of the streaming fraud on music services - with money being diverted away from creators o How it affects everyone in the legitimate value chain, including consumers. o The legal means to tackle it including by law enforcement actions, and o The opportunity for greater industry collaboration.   Thanks to our panellists David Sandler (Warner Music Group), Thibault (Deezer), Morgan Hayduk (Beatdapp), Ana Beatriz Pereira de Souza Frontini (Public Attorney of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Melissa Morgia (IFPI) and John Blewett for hosting.   You can watch the whole conversation in full here - https://lnkd.in/egSymDH8

Statement from IFPI on Paris 2025 AI Action Summit - https://lnkd.in/egP-VUxD

The Western High Court has increased the sentence for a large-scale streaming fraud case in Denmark, to two years in prison and confiscation of 3.5 Million DKK (via Rettigheds Alliancen)

📆On Thursday 6 February 2025 at 13:30 CET, as part of the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO ACE Conference, IFPI will host a panel on the topic of 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝: 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈. Criminal enterprises are stealing money that should be going to legitimate artists by uploading tracks onto a music service via a distributor and generating artificial plays. Joining the discussion on the impact of this activity and the ways we can tackle it will be: Melissa Morgia (Director of Global Content Protection and Enforcement, IFPI) David Sandler (Vice President, Global Content Protection, Warner Music Group) Thibault R. (Royalties & Reporting Director, Deezer) Morgan Hayduk (Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Beatdapp) Ana Beatriz Pereira de Souza Frontini (Public Attorney of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil) 👉🏼Follow the link below to gain access to this meeting online: bit.ly/WIPOZoom

"Whatever your politics, there is another important principle at stake: work must pay. There is only one reason why AI companies want our creative IP and that is for commercial gain. If an AI company is profiting from an artist’s work, surely that artist must be paid. "If the Government bows to the pressure of big AI companies, our brilliantly vibrant music, publishing and other creative industries will be damaged and the UK’s creative community will begin to lose faith."  Lord Don Foster in The Telegraph today, read more here: ➡️https://lnkd.in/efHbfYdf

💡 Are you an experienced membership manager who enjoys finding new ways to engage and enhance members around the world? 🎶 Are you a music lover looking to join a fast-moving and global industry? We are looking for someone to join the IFPI team to create and manage a range of our member activities and communications. ➡️ Details and application here - https://lnkd.in/euGgngQ6

European creators and right holders call for the GPAI Code of Practice to align with the #AIAct – ensuring responsible AI and a thriving creative sector. Let’s protect #MusicInTheEU https://lnkd.in/g5QrcRRr